Abstract title and method of forming the same



April 6,1926. 1,579,682

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G. W. WERUM AB'S'IRACT TITLE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Filed Sept. ll, 1925 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 279445 ABSTRACT NUMBER CERTlFICATEOF TITLE F'vjior flbsraof Numer; ,zfdrly Endorsel Comrmz'snbnr Mo-rgages ,if any Trofei orf vacl' hereof .9a/SH01. BILL. oF' SALE.

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ABSTRACT TITLE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME April s ,1925.

Filed Sept. 1l, 192.5 5 Sheets-sht 3 MOHTGAGES DATE KIND or INSTRUMENT AMI: bm es Anouar o 'eoryeWWerum,

' To all 4who/1t -z't may, concern.'

Patented Api. ti, 1926i esoneriA W. WERUM, oF

MAnsnALL'roWN, Iowa.y f

fr'ABs'rnAc'r 'rrrrln AND METHOD or FonMrNe ,cr-HE SAME.

. Application .filed september 11, 1923.r serialY Noneeaoss.

VBe it known ythat -I, :GEORGE W. WERUM, a citizen of the Unitedr-fStates, residing at Marshalltown, :in` the county of Marshall and State of Iowa, vhave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Abstract 'Titles and' Methods of 'Forming thefSame,

of which the .following is. a, specification.

`The invention'h'as for an obllect to effeet improvements 1n .the means for establishing title sto motor vehicles"to theends Y that the steps .necessary will be simplified :and the ,possibility-of false evidence of ownership minimized. Itis :an important aim record rin the-.State ofiice, such as that of a commissioner of =automob1les,,a comparatively smallentry memoraduni is sufficient,

but on the certificate of title, it is usually de- Y lsirable .to havemore information',and1it :has

' also been Vfound desirable to have'attached thereto blanks rto enableY thev transfer yofltitle from the original holderof thecerticate 'to'fanothen It is a spurposefof theinvention, therefore, .toenable the use. of .certificates of title. which will be @ordinated with certain blanks of a :permanent record 'book in f 'a novel kway, which fWill* simplify the construction of the book .itself without re- -quiring an eXcessivefcontent-of sheets, while atthe same time attainingthe'advantages vof arrangements which' would :involve a much greater. number ofelementsan'jdbulk,

ias well as expensein the :preparationof e.

permanent record'. l Y

Additional b ects, advantages .and fea- .turesof `invention reside Yin the structural details, arrangement, vand combination of elements, as will be .understood more clearly hereinafter from the description and the accompanying, drawings, in which,

Figure .1 lis ai :representation of a sheet ofv a record book, v

Fig. 2 is a similar view of a certificate of title, 'of the'same width as the book page, coordinated therewith, as will'be more particularly pointed out,v y y K, l

Fig. 3 is a view of th back of the title sheet.

There is illustrated-in l', a book pageY l0, having a series of entry"areasillthereon Leach 'extending 'the full width ofthe .page

.and occupying such vertical space thereon as may be requiredfor the information-which 1s considered essential forl the complete Erecord. Ordinarily, this wouldV include spaces for data peculiar to each car, Asuch as l'the trade naine, type and seria-l .number ofthe car, the/engine,numberand its-.horse power ,and numberof cylinders, the year fmade, its

tien and any other.information. which may berequired. In addition, the date of'iregistration, name of the owner, name of vendor and the endorsement of the registrark or other oflicial issuing they certificate may -certicate` Iofti't'le. sheet, :the upper part of .which is provided withv a vspace-having be involved. In'Fig. 2, :there isk shown" a :blanks for the salne uses andidenticaldyy ar` Aranged with the blanks onth'e arear-uniitsfll" `ofthe record book.fllhegareasjll of'lthe record book are separatedbylines-,12 which have aV delinite space relation to `the blanks thereunder, .and the top of thepage should upper section.- Blanks on the 'certificate .sheet are similarly yarranged l"with i respect to the top of the sheet, and at each-,upper cerf nerifof-the sheet there are printed identical have .a similar relation -totheblanks `in the serial numbers l8, below and inwardlyjof'ff which .there are lines :ofperforationinter-i secting eachother and extending tothe side 'y .ran'dftop ofthe sheet respectively which will` l enable the detachment lofgthe numbers as de? sired. The larea within the: 'perforations isi-" guminedl jon thev back. vAt the Atop `of the sheet .the words Abstract number .are printed,..with arrows pointing .laterally ,in

`eachdirection `to yindicate lthe vnumbers-18.

This sheet maybe printed yin ornamental form. if desired and maybe of .adistinctive color or paper vand shouldvsbe saliently olis- .tinguis'hedby .a legend such as Certificate .of title in a location 'which will not be 0bjectionable in the use of the 1blanks..

Various 5idea-s as :to the data `te, `be required in the book'fand on .the certificatemaybeiembodied, or some already known 4form these may be adopted, Aas desired, and I do not regardV the invention as limited in ticulars, except Vas claimed. i

`The' blanks in the book entry lof liber and page `of records of ymortgages or other papers affecting title, and

these parmay provide for similar provision von'the back of the title f sheet, as shown in Fig. 3. Similarly, where annual car licenses are issued independently of the certificate of title, entries of the license numbers from year to year may be provided for. By this method, the application for license will be greatly simplified, as it would only be necessary to ask for license for a car as entered in abstract of a given number. An economy in paper and clerical work would thereby be effected. When issuing a new license under this arrangement, the license is made out from the data in the abstract, and operation of a numbering machine stamp will be all that is required to indicate on the abstract that a license has been obtained for the current year, and show its number.

In the use of the devices, the issuance of the certificate may be provided by law, or regulation by the proper authorities, requiring the presentation of a. bill of sale, conditional or otherwise, to secure the issuance of the certificate, and this evidence may be required to be accompanied by an application blank having the essential data.

When the necessary evidence and data are presented to the recording and issuing authority, one of the certificate sheets is taken, to be laid with its upper part in registry with a section 11 of the recording book. The serial number 18 which will lie at the outer edge of the page is moistened on the back and pasted down upon the face vof the book page with the sheet correctly alined with the page. rIhis secures upon the page suliiciently to prevent its casual disturbance while the necessary entries are being made. A carbon sheet is then inserted between the two, and the certificate filled out, the record being accomplished by the same operation. VJhen the certificate is filled out, its removal will leave the number 18 adhering to the page, and the entry thereon will thus be automatically numbered to coincide with the number of the certificate, obviating liability oferror in entering data of a certificate of one niunber upon blanks having a different number in the record. This work may readily be accomplished by the use of book typewriters. By requiring notice of all mortgages or other transactions aecting title, these may be entered on the abstract and on the certificate so that a complete showing of title may be effected at all times.

This arrangement permits the printing and making up of a book having only the sheets containing the essential permanent ab stract data to be kept in the record, while the certificates may be printed separately and kept stacked in the order of the numbers 18, ordered from the top downward, and using these in their order, the entries on the record book will be numbered likewise, and only as the certificates are issued.

Any certificates which may be lost or stolen from the record office before being duly filled in, will not have corresponding numbers in the record, and missing numbers may be reported to the police for apprehension of persons presenting them. The mere existence of a certificate without corre spending number in the record will ordinarily be evidence of fraud.

This method will also be an aid in police work, generally, as, when it is desired to hold a given person who is a motorist, on telegraphic order, the giving of his certificate number will be a ready means of identifying him. The presentation of any cer tificate without a serial number will impair its value, and either a duly authorized or certified restoration or a new certifica-tc should be obtained under such circumstances. The validity of any certificate may be established by reporting the number and asking for information thereon, so that if any person erases one name and sub stitutes another on a certificate, the fraud may be quickly discovered. A telegram of about ten words with the main facts would convey this information from the State ofiicials to an inquirer, so that a low cost for such investigation would be involved.

What is claimed is l. In a device of the character described, in combination a record book page having appropriately designated spaces for the entry of certain data, a certificatesheet having similar blanks adapted to be alined with those of the page, and having a detachable numbered partv coated with adhesive connected to the sheet body by marginal weakened material and arranged to be detached in a predetermined form by separation of the certificate from the page to which it is attached thereby. Y

2. A structure as set forth in claim l in which the said detachable numbered parts are duplicated at opposite sides of the sheet.

In testimony whereof I have aliiXed my signature.

GEORGE WV. VERUM. 

